In violation of the Electoral Act, President Muhammadu Buhari displayed his ballot in public after casting his vote at his polling unit in Daura, Katsina state.
REPORTERS AT LARGE reports that President Buhari signed the 2022 Electoral Act amendment bill into law in February last year.
However, the president violated the same law by displaying his ballot after he cast his vote in the company of his wife, Aisha Buhari and other aides.
Section 129 (1) of the Electoral Act provides that “Exhibiting Party or election-related symbols within the vicinity of a polling unit or collation Centre on the day of election is an electoral offence that attracts a fine of N100,000 or imprisonment for 6 months.”
The President whose tenure will elapse on May 29, 2023 is, for the first time since 2023, exercising his franchise as a voter and not a presidential candidate.
Accreditation and voting commenced around 08:30 am in some polling units in parts of Nigeria. The 87.2 million voters with Permanent Voter Cards go to the polls to elect a new president and members of the country’s National Assembly.
Addressing reporters, the President urged Nigerians to vote for the candidate of their choice, adding that nobody has more than one vote.
